Page 6: Historical Events In January - 01

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on this day in history.   

1845  The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed on this day in history.   

1846  On January - 01 yucatan declares independence from México   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from Mexico on January - 01.   

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on January - 01.   

1847  Michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment on January - 01.   

1847  Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing on January - 01.   

1847  Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment on this day in history.   

1848  On January - 01 britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua   

1850  Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1851  City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on January - 01.   

1852  1st US public bath opens, in NYC on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history the first practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service   

1853  On January - 01 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service   

1853  On January - 01 hans Koessler, composer   

1854  On this day in history lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA)   

1854  Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn) on January - 01.   

1854  On this day in history james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

1858  On January - 01 canada begins using decimal currency system   

1860  On January - 01 slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies   

1860  Slavery ends of in Neth Indies on January - 01.   

1861  Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

1861  President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 01 battle of Fort McRee FL, Battle of Port Royal SC (Port Royal Ferry)   

1862  The first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  US income tax goes into effect (3% of incomes > $600,% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 01 1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000)   

1862  Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) on January - 01.   

1863  On January - 01 battle of Galveston, TX - Confederates recapture the city   

1863  Battle of Helena AK on this day in history.   

1863  Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history the birth of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympics   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.